Sunset on the Fraser River
The Neighbourhood
An ethnically diverse neighbourhood within Ontario Street on the west and Knight Street on the east, Sunset extends from 41st Avenue south to the Fraser River in southeastern Vancouver, British Columbia. Like most of southeast Vancouver, the area was once mostly working class, but rising prices everywhere have made the area increasingly popular with young professionals and families no longer able to afford houses on the west side.
Background
Formerly part of the incorporated District of South Vancouver, the neighbourhood became part of Vancouver in 1929. As farmland sloping southward to the river with clusters of homes and villages by the 1860s, when the Fraser River was a full day’s journey to the Granville Townsite on the Burrard Inlet by boat or overland through forest and swamp, Sunset welcomed the advance of Westminster Avenue, now Main Street, south from Mount Pleasant in 1910.
The first immigrants from Punjab arrived in Vancouver in the 1890s. Most of them settled in the area around Main Street and 49th Avenue, and many established restaurants and businesses there. Over the years the Sunset neighbourhood has become for Vancouver’s estimated 160,000 South Asian residents a central assembly point of culture and commerce.
The number of Punjabi speakers increased steadily for decades. It is now the most common language in Sunset. More than one in four, 26 per cent of the Sunset population, in 2006 spoke Punjabi as their first language compared to less than three per cent of the general city population, 21 percent spoke Chinese, and 24 percent English. Businesses, restaurants, and services catering to these communities proliferated along Fraser and Main streets; prominent among them was the Punjabi Market.
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The Punjabi Market
The Punjabi Market is a commercial district and ethnic enclave in a roughly six-block section around Main Street and 49th Avenue. Vancouver is home to more than 200,000 people of Indian and Pakistani descent, nowhere more vibrant than at the Punjabi Market, a world of glittering bangles, flowing saris, and rich curry aromas. The neighbourhood gives visitors a glimpse of South Asian culture on Canada’s Pacific Coast. Shops sell fine silk saris in a rainbow of bright colors and elaborate gowns with thousands of tiny inlaid gems. Bhangra music from Bollywood films pumps out of storefronts. Fine jewelers offer exquisite gold rings, bracelets, and necklaces. In April, the Punjabi Market celebrates Vaisakhi Day, the Sikh New Year, with a colorful parade through the streets attracting thousands of spectators.
Vancouver’s Punjabi Market has been a city fixture for decades, but the 2013 municipal Assessment Roll Report finds the area in financial trouble: “Values here are down about 15 percent as the regional [Indo-Canadian] retail hub continues to shift towards Surrey.” Even Tourism Vancouver says the Punjabi Market is struggling. Once famous for many jewelry stores, the Punjabi Market now displays lots of empty space for lease. Elsewhere across the city, retail property value assessments rise but decline here as businesses relocate to Surrey.
The Punjabi Market Association says the district needs some help from the city, province, and federal governments if it’s going to survive. The Surrey Board of Trade says its city offers lower rents and taxes than does Vancouver.
New Sunset Live MLS Listings
Sunset, Vancouver, BC
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40 E 48TH Avenue in Vancouver: Main House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2098196
$5,290,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2098196
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 6
- Floor Area:
- 4,244 sq. ft.
Very high end home, must see to appreciate. No mdf used in the house, everything is wood. Central location close to transit, shopping, schools & restaurants. Rough in available to construct a second kitchen on main floor. Great to hold as an investment, owner willing to rent back. 750 sq ft lane way house with a two car garage in the rear. More detailsListed by Amex Broadway West Realty
- Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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195 W 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2412765
$4,600,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2412765
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 1,597 sq. ft.
Build your dream home in the central Cambie Corridor Area. Close to Oakridge Mall and QE Park. The project is assembled with the neighbor lot 187, 195 W 41st Ave Vancouver. Total Lot size: 10,820 sf. with FSR 1.95 finished rezoning 4 story Condo Corner Lot. Character Bungalow on the property in a good condition, providing a strong rental income. All measurement are approximate. Please contact with the listing agent to request for more drawing or information. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
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- 604-657-1111
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187 W 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2412755
$4,600,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2412755
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 1,660 sq. ft.
Build your dream home in the central Cambie Corridor Area. Close to Oakridge Mall and QE Park. The project is assembled with the neighbor lot 187, 195 W 41st Ave Vancouver. Total Lot size: 10,820 sf. with FSR 1.95 finished rezoning 4 story Condo Corner Lot. Character Bungalow on the property in a good condition, providing a strong rental income. All measurement are approximate. Please contact with the listing agent to request for more drawing or information. More detailsListed by RE/MAX Crest Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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160 W 44TH Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2375773
$3,999,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2375773
- Bedrooms:
- 3
- Bathrooms:
- 1
- Floor Area:
- 1,746 sq. ft.
BUILDERS & INVESTORS - DON'T MISS IT! Designated townhouse development area. Potential to assemble with 170 W44 and 178 W44. Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School catchment. Walk to Oakridge Mall, skytrain, YMCA, Langara College, Sir William Van Horne Elementary School. golf course. Good tenants keeping this solid house nicely. 2 bedrooms on main plus 1 bedroom down. Unfinished area for your creative ideas, South facing backyard with lane. Potential for a laneway house, Please DO NOT walk on property. Do not disturb tenants. More detailsListed by Royal Pacific Realty Corp. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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1374 E 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Knight House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2344773
$3,890,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2344773
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 5
- Floor Area:
- 3,519 sq. ft.
Centrally located area, solid built Vancouver special with large lot 43.65 x. 127.92. 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms; Public transit at the door steps. Very close to shopping. All measurements are approximate, buyer to verify if important. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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1380 E 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Knight House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2345102
$3,830,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2345102
- Bedrooms:
- 4
- Bathrooms:
- 2
- Floor Area:
- 1,500 sq. ft.
Well maintained home, sitting on 35'x127.95 level lot. This home is perfect for families to enjoy dinners together, playing in the yard or just sitting in the living room & sharing stories. Currently there are 2 bedrooms on the above & another two bedrooms in the basement, 2 full bathrooms. Centrally located area, short scrolls to schools, parks & shopping. Measurements are approximate, buyers to verify if important. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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5768 CULLODEN Street in Vancouver: Knight House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2344781
$3,680,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2344781
- Bedrooms:
- 5
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,421 sq. ft.
Centrally located on a 40 x 127.9 level lot. Custom built home, upper floor has 4 bedrooms with 2 baths. Main floor has 1 bedroom suite with separate entrance. More detailsListed by Multiple Realty Ltd. - Aedis Realty
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56 W 41ST Avenue in Vancouver: Oakridge VW House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2332549
$3,598,888Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2332549
- Bedrooms:
- 7
- Bathrooms:
- 4
- Floor Area:
- 2,200 sq. ft.
LAND ASSEMBLY POTENTIAL. CAMBIE CORRIDOR. High density 1.75 FSR. Walking distance to Oakridge Mall, Skytrain, Van Horne Elementary School, Langara College and Queen Elizabeth Park. VERY CLEAN HOUSE. Is being sold "AS IS/WHERE IS". Showing by appointment only. More detailsListed by Magsen Realty Inc. - Aedis Realty
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140 W 40TH Avenue in Vancouver: Cambie House for sale (Vancouver West) : MLS®# R2372776
$3,584,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2372776
- Bedrooms:
- 9
- Bathrooms:
- 8
- Floor Area:
- 4,510 sq. ft.
ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED AND COMPLETELY RESTORED & ADD THE 2ND FLOOR IN 2007 BY GEORGIE AWARD WINNING BEST BUILDER. TOTAL 9 BED/8 BATHS FOR MAIN HOUSE & LANEWAY HOME (2012) AT A 50X122 LOT WITH SOUTHERN BACKYARD. QUALITY RENOVATION INCLUDES HIGH END HARDWOOD FLOORS, WOOD & FIBERGLASS PELLA CUSTOM WINDOWS & DOORS, EDGE GRAIN FIR MOULDINGS, SOUND PROOFING BETWEEN FLOORS. GRANITE KITCHEN/BATHS, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, QUALITY WOOD CABINETS. LEGAL 2 BEDROOM SUITE WITH SEPARATE ENTRANCE. 3 SETS OF LAUNDRY, LOTS OF BUILT IN STORAGE. BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING. PATIOS/BALCONIES FOR ALL UNITS. 2 PARKINGS. GATED BACKYARD. GREAT TENANTS WITH GOOD INCOME. 3 BLOCKS FROM Q E PARK, SKYTRAIN & OAKRIDGE MALL, SCHOOLS...ALL MEASUREMENT APPROXIMATE TO BE VERIFIED BY BUYER. More detailsListed by Sutton Group-West Coast Realty - Aedis Realty
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- 604-657-1111
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345 E 46TH Avenue in Vancouver: Main House for sale (Vancouver East) : MLS®# R2375375
$3,200,000Residential Detached- Status:
- Active
- MLS® Num:
- R2375375
- Bedrooms:
- 10
- Bathrooms:
- 7
- Floor Area:
- 4,170 sq. ft.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CENTRAL LOCATION IN MAIN AND FRASER AREA THIS IS IT! A 3 LEVEL + 2 BED COACH HOME + laneway sits on a HUGE 6000+SQFT lot & ready to move in! TOP FLOOR: a luxury master bedroom with walk in closet + Spa like En suite, A Second Master, and 2 Generously sized rooms! MAIN FLOOR: Open a living room with a Kitchen + WOK KITCHEN great for entertaining! + a private side for a dining room and family room. There's also large patio area fantastic for summer time grilling BASEMENT: HUGE HOME THEATER WITH A BACHELOR + 2 BED SUITE. This home is finished high end through out, Outstanding quality, Truly a Dream home! Shopping, Public Transit, Restaurants all at the whims of your finger tips! Come Check it out and DON'T MISS OUT! More detailsListed by Sutton Premier Realty - Aedis Realty
- 604-688-8669
- 604-657-1111
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